Necklaced Woodpecker

Dryobates pernyii (Verreaux, J, 1867)

≈19 cmLength31 gWeight

This small black-and-white woodpecker has bright orange on the side of the neck and a deep red crown in the male.

Busiest months: February and May · Most records: China, Thailand, Laos

Looks like Darjeeling Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Black-and-white, with yellowish-brown underparts
Male has bright orange on the side of the neck
Male has a deep red crown
Male has a red breast patch edged by a single black stripe

Male, female and young

The female is duller, sometimes with pale orange neck and breast patches.

Similar species

Darjeeling Woodpecker

It looks like a smaller version of Darjeeling Woodpecker overall, but the two are not closely related.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

It looks like a smaller version of Great Spotted Woodpecker overall, but the two are not closely related.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February and May · Most records: China, Thailand, Laos

Necklaced Woodpecker has been recorded at 88 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand160 records
Tangjiahe NNRChina89 records
Baihualing [General Area]China80 records

More places

Longcanggou [General Area]China76 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand48 records
Labahe NNRChina45 records
Dalaoling National Forest ParkChina35 records
Mount EmeiChina34 records
Wawu Mountain – Upper LevelChina34 records
Wawu Mountain – Summit [2800m]China29 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Thailand Laos Myanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The necklaced woodpecker (Dryobates pernyii) is a small species of woodpecker in the genus Dryobates. It is found in Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Necklaced Woodpecker?

The Necklaced Woodpecker is about ≈19 cm long and weighs around 31 g.

Where does the Necklaced Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental, Palearctic: northern, eastern Myanmar to northern Laos, northwestern Vietnam and southern, central, north-central China. It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Laos.